HR 5546119th CongressIn Committee

Combating Hate Across Campus Act

Introduced: Sep 23, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-New York)

Civil Rights & JusticeEducation

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Combating Hate Across Campus Act would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change how colleges and universities report campus crime data, specifically hate crimes. The bill would require institutions to not only categorize hate crime data by prejudice, but also disaggregate the data into subcategories based on the identity of the targeted individual or group. This disaggregation must follow the subcategories listed in the FBI’s Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual (as published by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division). The goal is to increase transparency and detail in campus hate crime reporting, aligning campus statistics with federal guidance to better understand and address hate-related incidents on campuses.

Key Points

1The bill is titled the “Combating Hate Across Campus Act.”
2It amends Section 485(f)(1)(F)(ii) of the Higher Education Act to modify how hate crime data are collected and reported.
3Data must be disaggregated by subcategory based on the identity of the targeted individual or group, in addition to the category of prejudice.
4The disaggregation must align with the most recently available FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual from the FBI’s CJIS Division.
5The bill was introduced in the House on September 23, 2025 by Mr. Espaillat and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) and their campus security reporting systems, including campus police departments and compliance staff.Secondary group/area affected- Students, faculty, administrators, and campus communities who are the subjects or potential victims of hate crimes, as well as policymakers and federal oversight bodies (e.g., the Department of Education) that rely on campus crime data.Additional impacts- Administrative and logistical burden on institutions to update data collection processes and information systems to capture more granular subcategory data.- Privacy considerations related to tracking and reporting more detailed information about victims and the targeted identities.- Potential for more precise analysis of hate crime patterns, which could inform prevention, training, and resource allocation on campuses.

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